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Our adventure travel guru Katherine Parker Magyar takes us to one of the most beautiful places on earth---New Zealand. Few places on the planet possess the blend of pristine beaches, glacier capped mountains and the most lush greenery you will ever lay eyes on.

The country is an outdoor adventure paradise.  Bungy jumping from one of New Zealand's highest bridges to Skyjumping some 630 feet off the Skytower in Auckland, Katherine did that and more. She only has two regrets---she couldn't stay longer and she didn't get to try Heli-hiking on New Zealand's South Island due to inclement weather. She did test her mettle with a little hiking and driving windy mountain roads on the left---not for the faint of heart if you are used to driving on the right. And guess what? She made this journey to New Zealand by herself. Oh, and that mountain driving, Katherine tells us she went several hours without seeing a single person on the road.

If you need a good adrenalin rush check out this video in the post on our website tripcast360. If that doesn't make your heart pump a little faster nothing will.

But there's more to New Zealand than leaping off tall buildings in a single bound. Katherine raves about the friendliness of the Kiwi people (New Zealanders) along with the kindness extended to her by the Maori people. Their Polynesian influence can be scene and felt everywhere. 

There's still more. You'll need to listen to find out. Enjoy!

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Our guest is Jamie Edwards founder and exquisite travel writer of the website IAMLostandFound.com. She wrote a terrific piece about the return of travel and what to expect as the world rebounds from the pandemic. Listen as Jamie tells us what she discovered about herself and how she intends to apply that newfound self-awareness to her future travels. 

Jamie breaks down those expectations into five broad categories that takes us on wellness retreats to places like the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee to Sedona and Iceland. Need a little adventure? How about a safari in Botswana. We spend a significant amount of time discussing cultural immersion like experimenting with an ancient hammam spa ritual in Marrakech and the food adventures of Tokyo, site of the 2021 Olympics.

Sit back, relax and enjoy this special podcast.

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Jared Kamrowski is the founder and CEO of Thrifty Traveler---the leading source for flight deals, cheap travel tips, and maximizing travel rewards. 

Jared started honing his skills for inexpensive travel during his days as a CPA when he took to the skies over 100 nights a year.  He left his corporate job in 2017 and now runs Thrifty Traveler full time. Jared flies over 100,000 miles per year to some of the world’s great hotspots for pennies on the dollar. 

Thrifty Traveler teaches you the latest techniques in how to find those pesky cheap flights only few people ever discover. But wait there's more. Jared and his team guide you to which credit cards are best to accumulate points and discounted airfare. They even tell you which credit cards will help cover the cost of applying for TSA pre-clearance and Global ReEntry.

Don't have time to do the homework yourself? No problem, Thrifty Traveler will do it for you and deliver those deals directly to your inbox. Beware, you must be ready to act immediately as many deals are for a very limited time, sometimes just hours.

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Emilia Pedersen is an actress, singer, fashion designer and model. She was born in Denmark and is half Brazilian.  She's fluent in English, Portuguese, Danish and Spanish. All those cultural experiences has had a tremendous influence on her music and other creative outlets. Today, she is home-based in New York City where she continues to pursue her artistic dreams.

Her first single, Skyline is enjoying phenomenal success. It's about being young and not being afraid to express yourself. And  of course the Skyline she's referring to is New York City. She says her music is like a melting pot of culture --- Brazilian Samba, the electronic tones from Scandinavia and her many influences from the American music scene ranging from Beyonce and Arianna Grande to Michael Jackson and Justin Bieber.

Her second single, Missing Myself was released this past December. Emilia discusses the amazing challenges of producing and recording during the pandemic when much of her producing team was in Brazil.

Emilia is also starring in an upcoming Netflix romantic comedy,  Diaries of an Exchange Student.

When she's not acting, producing and singing Emilia is busy working on her clothing line to be announced soon. If that's not enough she's an ambassador for multiple charitable organizations. And if you think she's a push over, think again, she's a "kick-ass" in mixed martial arts.

To learn more about Emilia her website is EmiliaPederson.com

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We are joined by our Adventure Travel writer extraordinaire Katherine Parker Magyar as she takes us on her Bahamian journey. From harrowing shark dives off the coast of Bimini to the local culture of Nassau, Katherine shares all. We also take a look at a group of outer islands, The Exumas and Eleuthera. It's the right podcast for the right time as The Bahamas is wide open for travel once again.

Katherine's previous podcasts include;

Hawaiian Dreams with Katherine Parker Magyar
A Step Back in Time - The Galapagos Islands
Distant Adventures for the Intrepid Traveler

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Damian K. ten Bohmer has been part of the international hospitality industry for over 35 years. The Australian native has worked in 40 countries and lived in seven of them. Damian has a particular affinity for the Middle East and North Africa. Listen as Damian shares some amazing stories and why it's important to immerse one's self in the cultures of the places you visit. "You don't really know a place until you get to know the people." Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Singapore and Malaysia are just some of the stops on ten Bohmer's global travel adventures as a former hotelier.

Wait, there's more. Today, Damian is a world-renowned leadership coach and public speaker where he continues to scratch that travel itch---New Zealand, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Nigeria, Egypt, United Kingdom and Hong Kong. You can learn more about Damian's coaching platform at World Coach Performance.

If you love cultural travel you won't want to miss this truly special podcast. 

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Two-time Emmy winner David Page joins us to discuss among other things his great new book Food Americana. He changed the world of food television by creating, developing, and executive-producing the groundbreaking show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives with Guy Fieri Before that, as a network news producer based in London, Frankfurt, and Budapest, he traveled Europe, Africa, and the Middle East doing two things: covering some of the biggest stories in the world and developing a passion for some of the world’s most incredible food.

Page walked through Checkpoint Charlie into East Berlin the night the Berlin wall opened, but his favorite memory of the easternside before reunification remains the weisswurst sold under the S-Bahn elevated train. He was first served couscous by Moammar Khaddafy’s kitchen staff while waiting in a tent to interview the dictator in Libya. Blood oranges at a three o’clock breakfast with Yasser Arafat. Wild boar prosciutto in Rome. Bouillabaisse in Marseille. Cheese pies in Tbilisi. Venison in Salzburg. Nonstop caviar in Moscow. He even managed to slip a few food featuresin between the headline stories, such as a profile of Germany’s leading food critic, which turned out not to be the oxymoron one might assume.

Once back in the states, Page has pursued his passion both personally and professionally. Show-producing Good Morning America, he was involved in a substantial amount of food coverage, including cooking segments by Emeril Lagasse. Creating Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and hands-on producing its first eleven seasons took him deep into the world of American food—its vast variations, its history, its evolution, and especially the dedicated cooks andchefs keeping it vibrant. His next series, the syndicated Beer Geeks, dove deep into the intersection of great beer and great food. It is those experiences, that education, and the discovery of little-known stories and facts that led Page to dig even deeper and tie the strands together in Food Americana

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Our guest today is Holly Worton. She’s a podcaster and author of 20 books. Holly is an adventure traveler and outdoor enthusiast. She loves hiking, walking and camping. Her life's work centers around personal growth through nature. It's Holly's way of connecting with self and discovering that human/nature connection.

She spends her quiet moments hiking the Surrey Hills region of southern England where she currently lives. The California native has also explored the great outdoors in Spain, Costa Rica, Mexico, Chile, and Argentina.

From living with the Mayan culture in southeast Mexico, to studying abroad in Spain at a time when she knew little to no Spanish, Holly takes us on quite a journey.

You can learn more about Holly at Hollyworton.com.

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The birth of Kelly's Kuisine, a vegetarian lifestyle brand was born of necessity, but not for health reasons. Kelly Henry has been a vegetarian for over 25 years. Her journey to becoming a vegetarian started at home when she discovered cooking two separate meals for her husband and herself simply wasn't sustainable. Kelly always loved experimenting with Caribbean and international cuisine, and the health benefits of her lifestyle change speak for themselves. 

She studied International Cookery and Bar Technology and this knowledge coupled with her love of cooking earned her numerous culinary awards. This led to her first book, Fine Dining Caribbean Vegetarian Recipes which was nominated for Gourmand Cookbook of the Year 2018.

Her YouTube Channel, "Kelly's Kuisine" has become a hit. She posts weekly recipes future vegetarian foods and drink sure to satiate your appetite through healthy eating. Listen as Kelly tells us how she got started and what's next as her home country of Barbados comes out of this pandemic.

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Hawaii is easily one of the most beautiful and unique places on earth. As the pandemic wanes, at least domestically, we thought it would be a good time to take a journey to paradise with our friend and travel writer extraordinaire, Katherine Parker Magyar. She made her third trip to Hawaii just before the pandemic shut everything done. She's visited seven of the eight islands and shares her perspective on what makes The Aloha State so special.  From Kauai to Maui, Molokai to Oahu this is a must listen for those of you considering a Hawaiian vacation. This podcast goes beyond the mundane. We do a deep dive on everything Hawaii---its natural beauty, culture, cuisine and more.

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